The UCI Road World Championships returns to Flanders for the 100-year anniversary edition of the event, which pits the world's best riders - and the next generation - against each other in individual time trials, team time trials and, of course, a road race. The sport's great and good are out in force, so join us for a spin as we explain how to get a 2021 UCI Road World Championships live stream and watch cycling online from anywhere.
The great news is that this event is being shown for free in some major bike loving countries around the world.
Dates: Sunday, September 19 - Sunday, September 26 (start times below)
FREE live streams: BBC iPlayer (opens in new tab) (UK) | SBS On Demand (opens in new tab) (AU) | Sporza (opens in new tab) (Belgium) | RTVE (opens in new tab) (Spain) | Rai (opens in new tab) (Italy) | France TV Sport (opens in new tab) (France)
Global live streams: FloBikes (opens in new tab) (US, CA) | Sky Sport (opens in new tab) (NZ)
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Tadej Pogacar, Mark Cavendish, Peter Sagan, defending road race champion Julian Alaphilippe and defending ITT champion Filippo Ganna are just some of the big names in action.
Local boys Remco Evenepoel and Wout van Aert will be flying the flag for Belgium, and we'll also get another look at Olympic mountain bike champion Tom Pidcock.
Dutch stars Annemiek van Vleuten, Ellen van Dijk and Anna van der Breggen have dominated the UCI Road World Championships in recent years, and it'll be intriguing to see them not only compete against each other in the individual events, but also how they work as a team.
It's a jam-packed schedule, so read on for everything you need to know to watch a 2021 UCI Road World Championships live stream from anywhere.
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How to watch a FREE UCI Road World Championships live stream online
There are loads of ways to watch a FREE UCI Road World Championships live stream, with SBS On Demand (opens in new tab) showing all of the action in Australia, and BBC iPlayer (opens in new tab) showing the headline events in the UK.
If you fancy your cycling coverage with some European flavor, free UCI Road World Championships coverage is also available via Sporza (opens in new tab) in Belgium, Rai (opens in new tab) in Italy, RTVE (opens in new tab) in Spain, and France TV Sport (opens in new tab) in France.
And if you're from any of the countries listed above but you're abroad right now, don't worry about missing out on that free coverage - all you need to do is download a VPN (opens in new tab) to re-connect to your home streaming coverage...
How to watch UCI Road World Championships 2021 from outside your country
If you're keen to watch the UCI Road World Championships but you're away from home and the coverage is geo-blocked, then you could always use a VPN to access it (assuming you're not breaching any broadcaster T&Cs, of course). You may be surprised how simple it is to do.
Use a VPN to get a UCI Road World Championships live stream from anywhere
2021 UCI Road World Championships schedule and start times
Sunday, September 19
- Elite Men's ITT - 2.30pm CEST / 1.30pm BST / 10.30pm AEST / 8.30am ET
Monday, September 20
- U23 Men's ITT - 10.40am CEST / 9.40am BST / 6.40pm AEST / 4.40am ET
- Elite Women's ITT - 2.40pm CEST / 1.40pm BST / 10.40pm AEST / 8.40am ET
Tuesday, September 21
- Junior Women's ITT - 10.30am CEST / 9.30am BST / 6.30pm AEST / 4.30am ET
- Junior Men's ITT - 2.55pm CEST / 1.55pm BST / 10.55pm AEST / 8.55am ET
Wednesday, September 22
- Mixed Team Time Trial - 2.25pm CEST / 1.25pm BST / 10.25pm AEST / 8.25am ET
Friday, September 24
- Junior Men's Road Race - 8.15am CEST / 7.15am BST / 4.15pm AEST / 2.15am ET
- U23 Men's Road Race - 1.25pm CEST / 12.25pm BST / 6.25pm AEST / 7.25am ET
Saturday, September 25
- Junior Women's Road Race - 8.15am CEST / 7.15am BST / 4.15pm AEST / 2.15am ET
- Elite Women's Road Race - 12.20pm CEST / 11.20am BST / 8.20pm AEST / 6.20am ET
Sunday, September 26
- Men's Elite Road Race - 10.25am CEST / 9.25am BST / 6.25pm AEST / 4.25am ET